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A man rows past a bus partly submerged in flood water in Rishikesh in June 2013. Extreme rain during the monsoon led to flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides during this time in the Western Himalayas. (AP Photo)

What are cloudbursts? Why do they occur and how can cloudburst risks be reduced? [Explainer]

Max Martin 27 Aug 2025

Fishing in the Teesta river in Bangladesh. Image by Ahamed Rafid via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Assessment of Sikkim flood impact shows damage to fish habitats

Simrin Sirur 17 Jul 2025

teesta III Sikkim

Political stir follows expert panel’s approval to rebuild Teesta dam in Sikkim

Simrin Sirur 6 Feb 2025

A regional hub in the Himalayas to reduce risks from climate-induced disasters

Nidhi Jamwal 14 Jan 2025

[Commentary] Holding financiers accountable for bankrolling big hydro projects

Amitanshu Verma 4 Dec 2024

Melting ice: Need to freeze on an action plan quickly

Soumya Sarkar 15 Nov 2024

No early warning system and insufficient dam safety turned Sikkim flood deadly

Simrin Sirur 9 Oct 2023

Accelerated glacier retreat in Ladakh could spawn three glacial lakes, Wadia Institute study says

Simrin Sirur 10 Aug 2023

[Explainer] What is glacial lake outburst flooding and how does it affect the Himalayas?

Mudassir Kuloo 15 Mar 2022

Glaciers at Pangong in Ladakh retreated 6.7% since 1990, says recent research

Mudassir Kuloo 10 Feb 2022

Glacier loss pushing India’s mountain region towards water insecurity

Kapil Kajal 13 Dec 2021

Melting Himalayas put billions at risk

Mayank Aggarwal 6 Feb 2019

Waiting to heal: Five years since the Uttarakhand floods, the scars are still fresh

Mayank Aggarwal, Video by Kartik Chandramouli 4 Jul 2018

Five years since Uttarakhand floods: Continued disregard for the environment is an open invitation for more calamities

Mayank Aggarwal 15 Jun 2018

Himalayan glaciers are wasting away, threatening mountain communities

Neha Jain 14 May 2018